Dizzee Rascal and Lily Allen lead the way for the Ivors

Rapper Dizzee Rascal and singer-songwriter Lily Allen have each picked up two nominations for the Ivor Novello Awards. Paolo Nutini, Girls Aloud, La Roux and James Morrison are also in the running.

Lily's 'The Fear' will go head to head with Patch William's 'The Last Bus' and Nick Hemmings 'Save It For Someone Who Cares', in the category for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. She'll also battle it for the PRS For Music Most Performed Work award, against 'Broken Strings' by James Morrison and 'The Promise' performed by Girls Aloud.

Meanwhile Dizzee is up for Best Contemporary Song with 'Bonkers' and as well receiving a mention in the Album Award for Tongue 'n' Cheek.

A number of 'Gift of Academy Awards' will be presented on the evening, these include honours for Lifetime Achievement, Songwriter of the Year and The Ivors Classical Music Award.

Named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, the awards aim to recognise the incredible talents in British song writing and composing and will be presented by BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors). The prestigious awards event takes place on Thursday 20th May at the Grosvenor House in London.

Ivor Novello Award Nominations 2010

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

• Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal
  Writer/s: Dylan Mills / Armand Van Helden
   
• Daniel – Bat for Lashes
  Writer/s: Natasha Khan
   
• In For The Kill  - La Roux
  Writer/s: Elly Jackson / Ben Langmaid

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY

• Save It For Someone Who Cares – The Leisure Society
  Writer/s: Nick Hemming
   
• The Fear – Lily Allen
  Writer/s: Lily Allen / Greg Kurstin
   
• The Last Bus – Patch William
  Writer/s: Ed Adlard / Will Adlard / Ali Digby / George Eddy

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK

• Desperate Romantics
  Composer: Daniel Pemberton 

• Life
  Composer: George Fenton
   
• Red Riding 1974
  Composer: Adrian Johnston

ALBUM AWARD

• The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Duckworth Lewis Method
  Writer/s: Neil Hannon / Thomas Walsh
   
• Sunny Side Up – Paolo Nutini
  Writer/s: Paolo Nutini
   
• Tongue N' Cheek  - Dizzee Rascal
  Writer/s: Nicholas Detnon / Dylan Mills

PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK

• Broken Strings – James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado
  Writer/s: James Morrison / Fraser T Smith / Nina Woodford
   
• The Fear – Lily Allen
  Writer/s: Lily Allen / Greg Kurstin
   
• The Promise – Girls Aloud
  Writer/s: Nick Coler / Miranda Cooper / Brian Higgins / Kieran Jones / Tim Powell / Jason Resch / Carla Williams

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE

• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
  Composer: John Powell
   
• Skin
  Composer: Helene Muddiman
   
• The Young Victoria
  Composer: Ilan Eshkeri

BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE

• Empire: Total War
  Composer/s: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Walter Mair / Lorenzo Piggici / Simon Ravn
  UK Publisher/s: SEGA
   
• Killzone 2
  Composer/s: Joris de Man
  UK Publisher/s: Sony
   
• Savage Moon: Waldgeist
  Composer/s: Armin Elsaesser
  UK Publisher/s: Sony

GIFT OF THE ACADEMY AWARDS

• INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
• PRS FOR MUSIC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC
• SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
• SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD
• THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
• THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
• THE IVORS INSPIRATION AWARD